"Explosive Love" Wins Hon Mention at EEF Fest

"Explosive Love" Hon Mention Best Student Filmmaker

Congratulations to the makers of "Explosive Love", which has won an Honourable Mention in the category of "Best Student Filmmaker" at the Eastern Europe Film Festival.

"Explosive Love" was directed by Alba Rodriguez and produced by Rohnak Sharma.  

"Explosive Love" tells the story of a lonely puffer fish looking for love - in an unlikely place.  This is its fifth festival award.

Explosive Love

 

Second Year Undergraduate Studio Module 

"Explosive Love" was completed in six weeks from pitch to final render as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects, simulating as closely as possible the workings of a real animation studio. 

Explosive Love

"Explosive Love" was directed by Alba Rodriguez and produced by Rohnak Sharma.

Explosive Love Credits

• Alba Rodriguez - Writer, Director, Storyboards, Concept Art, Modeling, Rigging, Texturing, Lighting, Compositing
• Rohnak Sharma - Producer, Texturing, Animator
• Julia Iglesis - Co-Writer, Texturing, Lighting, Compositing, CG Supervisor
• Iulineaia Filip - Art Director, Storyboards
• Giorgos Konstantinou - Editor, Animator
• Muhammad Sarfaraz - Storyboards, Concept Art
• Noemie Lafrontiere - Lead Animator, 3D Modelling, Lighting, Compositing
• Claudia Alcalde - Texturing
• Ben Swallow - Animator

Festival Success

"Explosive Love" has won a number of festival awards: 

• Honourable Mention in the category of Best Student Filmmaker at the Eastern Europe Film Festival
• Best No Budget Film at Dreamer's Film Festival
• Honourable Mention in the category of Best Production Design at the Tokyo International Film Festival
• Best Student Film (Hon Mention) at the Cinematic Europe Film Festival
• Best Animated Short at the Halicarnassus Film Festival.

Official Blog

You can read more about "Explosive Love" at the official blog.

Rookies

You can find Explosive Love at The Rookies here. 

Thanks to our Industry Friends

Max Howard

Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support.  Film producer and Disney veteran Max Howard and Talent Recruiter Shelley Page from Locksmith Animation both provided invaluable critique and support throughout the project.  Jakob Parsons also provided assistance with sound design. 

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